May 17, 2006 – ASM Submits Comments on FSIS Salmonella Verification Reporting The ASM responded to the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) request for comments on whether and how the FSIS policy on Salmonella verification sample result reporting for meat and poultry establishments can be improved to enhance public health protection

November 16, 2005 - ASM Participates in USDA Plant and Pest Biology Workshop On November 16, ASM participated in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) Stakeholders Workshop on Plant and Pest Biology and provided recommendations on how microbial research can enhance the five strategic goals of USDA-CSREES.

July 18, 2005 - ASM Comments on FY 2006 CFSAN Program Priorities The ASM sent comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning the establishment of program priorities in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) for fiscal year 2006.

August 4, 2004 - Establishing a regulatory limit on Listeria monocytogenes The ASM submitted a statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notice requesting comments on the petition asking that theFDA amend the current regulations in 21 CFR part 109, “Unavoidable Contaminants in Food for Human Consumption and Food-Packaging Material,” to establish a regulatory limit on Listeria monocytogenes of 100 colony forming units per gram in foods that do not support growth of the microorganism.

July 13, 2001 - Risk Management Action Plan for Foodborne Listeria MonocytogenesASM submitted comments on the Food and Drug Administration's and U.S. Department of Agriculture's draft Risk Assessment Document and Risk Management Action Plan for relative risk to public health from foodborne Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods, which was published in the January 19, 2001 Federal Register.

August 7, 2000 - Fumonisim Levels in Human Foods and Animal FeedsASM submitted written comment on the proposed Guidance for Industry: Fumonisin Levels in Human Foods and Animal Feeds, under the direction of the Food and Drug Administration.

June 7, 2000 - National Organic ProgramASM submitted written comment on the proposed rule to establish the National Organic Program, under the direction of the Agricultural Marketing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

November 6, 1997 - Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems ASM sent a letter to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee urging support for the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems contained in the Research, Extension and Education Reauthorization Bill (S. 1150). The Initiative creates a new mandatory spending account in the U.S. Department of Agriculture that would provide $780 million over five years for agricultural research funding.

September 17, 1997 - Food Safety Initiative ASM sent a letter to the House and Senate Conferees to the FY 1998 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill urging them to fund the President's Food Safety Initiative at the President's requested levels. Prior to the conference committee, the initiative was only partially funded.

November 30, 1999 - Food Derived from Plants Using BioengineeringDr. Anne K. Vidaver, Chair of the Committee on Agricultural and Food Microbiology of the Public and Scientific Affairs Board presented a statement on the safety of bioengineered foods.